Background
He was born on April 17, 1990 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.
He was born on April 17, 1990 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.
Foreign high school, Schoenfeld attended Bearden High School and had an outstanding soccer career there, highlighted by a state championship and a state championship final appearance.
He played on the collegiate level at East Tennessee State University scoring 20 goals and 10 assists in 72 games.
Schoenfeld was originally drafted by Montreal Impact in the second round (20th pick overall) of the 2012 Master of Library Science Supplemental Draft.
On March 23, 2012, Columbus Crew announced they had signed Schoenfeld after acquiring his rights from the Impact in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2013 Master of Library Science Supplemental Draft. While on loan with the Dayton Dutch Lions in 2014, Schoenfeld became the club's record holder for goals scored (12) in a single season. Upon his return to the Columbus Crew, Schoenfeld scored a brace against the New York Red Bulls.
He would later cite this as a highlight of his career as after the match, he received complementary feedback from New York striker, Thierry Henry.
In 2015, Schoenfeld signed with Maccabi Netanya following a brief trial set-up by his agent, Leo Krupnik.
Schoenfeld was given temporary resident status by the Israeli Ministry of Interior on 14 January 2016, so he would not count as a foreigner for Netanya. On 23 January 2016, Schoenfeld made his Premier League debut for Netanya, coming on as a substitute for Itzik Cohen in a 1-0 loss to Hapoel Kfar Saba at Levita Stadium.
After just two matches with Netanya, interest from numerous clubs in the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv going so far as to give Netanya a deposit to have the first right to negotiate with Schoenfeld. Schoenfeld signed a two and a half year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv and was sold together with Netanya youth player, Fadi Najar, in exchange for 1 million.
Schoenfeld made his debut with Hapoel Tel Aviv in a Tel Aviv derby on February 7, 2016 scoring the opening goal in the second minute.
Media reports of Schoenfeld being called up to the Israeli national team for a friendly against Croatia started to surface on 14 February 2016.
Schoenfeld"s family are members of Temple Beth El in Knoxville.
Quotes from others about the person
Quot;having grown up in a Zionist Jewish family, I have always wanted to come and play soccer in Israel.".